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Thomas Jefferson University Research - A Path To Digital Equity
Thomas Jefferson University Research - A Path To Digital Equity
Thomas Jefferson University Research Magazine
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04 Editorial
05 Leadership Message
06 Global Jefferson
08 Bursts of Power
09 Antitrust Laws Don’t Hinder Foreign Investment Cancer Prediction Model Misses High-Risk Black Patients
10 Enveloping Buildings in Textiles Learning from Drowsy Flies
12 COVID Briefs
13 Jefferson by the Numbers
14 Inflecting the Narrative on African Studies
16 Journey of Adaptation
18 A Path Towards Digital Equity
24 JeffSolves: A New Way of Thinking
30 The Heart’s "Little Brain"
36 RNA like You’ve Never Seen Before
38 Online Content
Thomas Jefferson University Research - Convergent Thinking, Creative Application
Thomas Jefferson University Research - Convergent Thinking, Creative Application
Thomas Jefferson University Research Magazine
One way we accomplish our distinctive programmatic approach to research is by organizing as multidisciplinary centers and institutes around specific challenges. Led by visionaries and staffed by experts, these entities enable us to more quickly move discovery to translation and application; and they are excellent environments for training colleagues and students to address the practical challenges the world presents.
Examining Healthcare Mutual Fund Performance
Examining Healthcare Mutual Fund Performance
Thomas Jefferson University Research Magazine
Specialty mutual funds such as healthcare funds offer investors the opportunity to focus on high total return, income and further diversification within a specific industry. Although extensive research has been conducted on mutual fund performance generally, little such work has been conducted on healthcare-related mutual funds.
D.K. Malhotra, PhD, professor of finance and Nydick Family Term Chair and colleagues, sought to decode the characteristics and performance of healthcare mutual funds by examining their risk-adjusted rate of return from 2001 to 2018. He studied a broad range of healthcare-related funds, including those that focused on pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, health insurance, manufacture of …